Nelson County, Virginia
It’s early November and fall is here, so is Election Day 2009! Be sure to go vote. All polls across the state of Virginia open at 6 am and close at 7 pm on Election Day Tuesday November 3rd, 2009. The weather will be perfect with mostly sunny skies and mild temps warming into the lower 60’s by afternoon.
Perfect for an early Friday evening. Light dinner then the entertaining songs of Chris Boob, to be enjoyed with coffee and dessert. Chris plays it all – except the polka!
Event Date: Friday 6th of November 2009 07:00 PM
Location/Address: 80 Mosby Run
Contact Telephone Please call 434 361-2324 for more information
Arrington
Nelson County, Virginia
It was a cool and damp start for the 2009 Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club’s (ORFHC) opening hunt held this past weekend at Oak Ridge Estate. The club has been in around since 1887 when it was originally founded in Lynchburg. It was moved to Oak Ridge in 1910 and Rita Mae Brown re-instituted the Fox Hunt at Oak Ridge in 1993.
Rev. Judy Parrish of Trinity Episcopal Church in Massies Mill performs the annual blessing of the hounds, horses and riders before the hunt starts.
Though the event is called a hunt, it’s not actually a fox hunt, but a simple tradition of running the hounds each fall in the rolling property of SE Nelson County, Virginia. ORFHC web site says, “We respect the traditions of this greatest of sports without being haughty.”
Anne Fortune Henderson speaks to Adam and Yvette at the opening hunt. Anne Fortune, allows use of her 1000 acres at Cherry Hill for various club activities and hunts. And the hunt of the 2009-2010 season begins!
Though the morning started rainly, but afternoon the sun peeked out from time to time with the rain ending.
The ORFHC web site says formal season usually begins the first Sunday in November: Sundays are formal and Fridays are informal. We now go out two Wednesdays a month which are also be informal. The season ends on the Sunday closest to March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day. (Lots of Irish blood in our human pack!) Cubbing will begin again the first Friday after Labor Day.
Nelson County, Virginia
It was a night of ghosts and goblins, and fun, for Halloween 2009 in Nelson County. Events were held all over the place, including the 1st of what is surely to become an annual Halloween Party at Devils Backbone Brewing. Our Paul Purpura was there to grab some of the outrageous costumes and fun!
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Is that DBBC manager, Chris Trotter? Nah, must be his sister.The Mississippi Leghounds entertained the crowd at DBBC.
Here’s a few more random pics from DBBC before we head on to other events in the county.
This person sure does remind me of a winemaker I know, mmmmm.
Up the road 10 miles or so in Afton, they were having fun too!
Be sure to set you clock back 1 hour before bed Saturday night. DST officially ends at 2AM Sunday morning November 1st.
Nelson County, Virginia
Unless you are in Hawaii or Arizona, you’ll need to set your clocks back one hour tonight before bedtime. Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends at 2AM Sunday morning, but the general practice is to set back your clock at bedtime, unless you’re just into getting up at 2AM to reset!
DST begins again and stays with us until March 14th when we will again Spring forward.
Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
A welcome addition this time of year indeed! Recently, the The Local Food Hub, based in Charlottesville, has established a new partnership with the Nelson County Pantry designed to offer fresh, locally grown produce to Nelson County individuals and families in need. A recent donation of more than 400 pounds of sweet potatoes and red potatoes by Critzer Family Farms of Nelson County will be the organizations’ first joint project.
The Local Food Hub, a non-profit organization founded in Central Virginia, works to strengthen and secure a healthy regional food supply by providing small, local farmers with concrete services that support and advance their economic vitality while promoting responsible stewardship of the land.
Dick Nees (left) with The Nelson County Pantry, helps offload food delivered Friday morning.
Since its inception in mid-2009, the Local Food Hub has maintained close ties with Nelson County. “Until December 2008, the Local Food Hub was just a good idea. The financial support from the Nelson County Economic Development Association helped transform that idea into reality,” says Kate Collier, founding director of the Local Food Hub. “Today, we are working with more than thirty farms throughout Central Virginia, many located in Nelson.”
“From July though October, the Local Food Hub has invested over $21,000 directly in Nelson County farms, enabling us to provide fresh, local food to more than 35 buyers, including twelve schools in Central Virginia, and we look forward to continuing this progress” says Alan Moore, the director of operations and distribution for the Local Food Hub.
Volunteers at The Nelson County Pantry break out food into individual sacks for distribution.
“Nelson County has some of the most amazing farms. A visit to any farm in the county is guaranteed to be a lesson in dedication, commitment, perseverance and a source of inspiration,” says Marisa Vrooman, co-director. “We are very lucky to have such a rich agricultural heritage to draw upon.”
The Nelson County Food Pantry, a member of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, is a privately funded, non-profit organization operated entirely by volunteers and funded by contributions from churches, civic organizations, businesses and private individuals. The pantry distributes food on the last Saturday of every month to more than 240 households consisting of more than 700 Nelson County residents. With the recent donation of a walk-in refrigerator and freezer, the Pantry is excited to receive local produce and distribute to those who need it most.
The freezer unit was donated by Bo Delk of Lovingston who owns Blue Dog. “That’s a $45,000 unit! He donated it, brand new. He arranged for the installation,” says Dick Nees director of The Nelson County Pantry.
More of the 400 pounds of potatoes delivered this past Friday morning. The Nelson County Pantry is called on even more this time of year around the holidays.
